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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Authors:
Alvin Schwartz (author), Brett Helquist (illustrator) and Torborg Davern (covers)
Language:
English
Original language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Categories:
Anthology, children's, folklore, horror and short stories
Series:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1/3)
Publication year:
2010
Original publication year:
1981
ISBN:
978-0-06-083520-0
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STRANGE AND SCARY THINGS

1. "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

  • The Big Toe
  • The Walk
  • "What Do You Come For?"
  • Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!
  • A Man Who Lived in Leeds
  • Old Woman All Skin and Bone

2. HE HEARD FOOTSTEPS COMING UP THE CELLAR STAIRS...

  • The Thing
  • Cold as Clay
  • The White Wolf
  • The Haunted House
  • The Guests

3. THEY EAT YOUR EYES, THEY EAT YOUR NOSE

  • The Hearse Song
  • The Girl Who Stood on a Grave
  • A New Horse
  • Alligators
  • Room for One More
  • The Wendigo
  • The Dead Man's Brains
  • "May I Carry Your Basket?"

4. OTHER DANGERS

  • The Hook
  • The White Satin Evening Gown
  • High Beams
  • The Babysitter

5. "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

  • The Viper
  • The Attic
  • The Slithery-Dee
  • Aaron Kelly's Bones
  • Wait till Martin Comes
  • The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments

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